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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
4
Iowa agriculture notes emphasize timely spraying to protect fruit trees and robust pruning for red raspberries. Data show 4-H lamb feeding profits per member and high mortgage rates study in Story county. Officials report strong sign-up for 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program with millions of trees to be planted nationwide.
Zone Grey explains how after long travels he found daily news crowded into The Reader's Digest. He notes 5,000 hours of reading time per issue and a 25 cent price. Over three million readers enjoy the monthly digest, with free sample copies via Dept. X Pleasantville.
The highest point in Connecticut is Bear Mountain in Litchfield County, reaching about 2 355 feet above sea level. The summit is the state’s top elevation, marking a notable peak in the region.
In 1934 the United States used aluminum for the Washington monument capstone. The action marked the first major domestic application of aluminum in a national emblem setting.
Oak Grove residents report numerous Sunday visits and calls across the community. Names include Winkler, Looby, Hanson, Medberry, Holzer, Allen, Cunningham, and Nydegger among others, with travel to Dyersville, Volga City, and Waukegan cited. The piece mentions health updates for Mrs. Dean and Mrs. Luchsinger, a Fayette Veterinarians dinner, and Capper purchasing a GMC truck for deliveries and egg collection.
Dr and Mrs C L Crider and family of Elkader were dinner guests Sunday. Ruby Boyle of West Union, Zella Boyle and Bob Miller of Oelwein spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle. Max Thoma and Ern Schori groups drove to Springville and visited the Thoma home and their daughter Joan.
The Detroit educator Miss Josephine Brownson is awarded the 1939 Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame. This marks the first time a descendant of a previous medalist has received the honor since the award began in 1883. Her father, the late Henry Brownson, was the 1882 medalist.
Modern scientists note butter contains vital vitamins that drive health growth and longevity. Studies show butter enriched diets improve children's height gains, with trials from the English Medical Research Council and early work by McCollum and Mendel establishing butter fat as growth promoting. Butter also supplies vitamin D, rare in common foods.
A fragment notes the 1833 destruction of more than 26 000 volumes at the Congressional Library, many irreplaceable. It comments that experience is costly, always bought at top market price, and emphasizes the high cost of lessons learned.
An offer from the Elgin Echo office provides a free bride's book with each order of printed wedding invitations or announcements. The promotion emphasizes helping couples document marriage plans and celebrations.
Special Rand McNally photo notes Germany’s post annexation expansion. Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Memel added nearly 20 million people and 43 percent more area. Germany’s 1814 area was 208,780 square miles, now 260,966. Population rose from 85,000,000 to 86,432,066. Memel covers 2,099 square miles with 147,569 residents.
Mrs Wen Kohls returned home Tuesday from Excelsior Springs Missouri. Mr Kohle submitted to an operation Friday and will remain there for several weeks to recover. Advertising is an investment. Mrs JF Berndt went to Edgewood last Tuesday called by the serious illness of her sister Mrs Light. Mrs Light died Friday.
Fragmented chatter shows a humorous ad style with lines about salary advances, a boss and wife, chickens andbrooder houses, and a quip about counting chickens. A constable questions a staggerer while a leopard chase gag appears, ending with a boast about Hog Tonic.
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